Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment | Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan

Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment

photo:IGARASHI Kiyoshi

IGARASHI Kiyoshi

Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment, Japan

Date of Birth
December 14, 1969
Place of Birth
Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Affiliation
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives
Elected two times, Tochigi District 2
 

Education

1994
Graduated from Bond University School of Business
 

Professional Career

2003
Elected for the first time to Tochigi Prefectural Assembly
2015
109th Deputy Chairperson of Tochigi Prefectural Assembly
2018
105th Chairperson of Tochigi Prefectural Assembly
2021
Elected for the first time to House of Representatives (49th General Election)
Deputy Director-General of Local Organizations and Local Assembly Members Division, Party Organization and Campaign Headquarters, LDP
Vice Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with the Environment, Interest Group Policy Division, Party Organization and Campaign Headquarters, LDP
Member of Party Organization and Campaign Headquarters, LDP
Vice Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, LDP
Vice Chairperson, Research Commission on International Cooperation, Policy Research Council, LDP
2024
Elected for the second time to House of Representatives (50th General Election)
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment (2nd ISHIBA Cabinet)
 

Hobbies

Football, Taking my dog for a walk
 

Personal Motto

Where there is a will, there is a way
 

photo:KATSUME Yasushi

KATSUME Yasushi

Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment, Japan

Date of Birth
May 17, 1974
Place of Birth
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Affiliation
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives
Elected two times, Kyoto District 1
 

Education

1997
Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law
 

Professional Career

1997
Joined the Ministry of Home Affairs
2007
First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in France
2014
Secretary to Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
2017
Director of Residential Affairs Division, and Director of General Affairs Division, Kyoto Prefectural Office
2020
Director of Regional Development Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
2021
Elected for the first time to House of Representatives (49th General Election)
2024
Elected for the second time to House of Representatives (50th General Election)
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment (2nd ISHIBA Cabinet)